As
a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses,
assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time.

Kiefer
Sutherland brilliantly plays Jack Bauer, focusing on the efforts of the
fictional Counter Terrorist Unit, and their efforts to protect America from
terrorism plots.

Each
episode typically follows Bauer, officials in the U.S. government, and the
conspirators behind the events of the day, often simultaneously.

The
episodes take place over the course of one hour, depicting events as they
happen, in real time.

To
emphasize the real-world flow of events, a clock is prominently displayed on-screen
during the show, and there is a regular use of a split screens, a technique
used to depict multiple scenes occurring at the same time.